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Are animal plankton omnivores and are plant plankton omnivores?
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∙ 11y ago
Animal plankton (aka zooplankton) are omnivores. Plant plankton (aka phytoplankton) are not omnivores. They get their nutrients from the sun much in the way plants do.
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Are scallops carnivores herbivores or omnivores?
Scallops are filter feeders and filter plankton. Some of this plankton may be plant life and some may be animal life, the scallop can not select one or the other and therefore scallops are omnivores.
Does plankton eat other plankton?
Yes, zooplankton (animal plankton) eats phytoplankton (plant plankton).
Which of these float near the surface of the water and consist of microscopic plant-like and animal-like protists?
Plankton
Plants and algae are called what?
Plant plankton is named Phytoplankton. Animal plankton is called Zooplankton.
What organisms feed on plant and animal remains?
Omnivores feed on both animals and plants.
Are plankton omnivores?
Some plankton are omnivores, because they devour both animal and plant matter. Other types of plankton may be strictly herbivores or complete carnivores. Some plankton is none of these, because it is tiny plants, not animals.
Are scallops carnivores herbivores or omnivores?
Scallops are filter feeders and filter plankton. Some of this plankton may be plant life and some may be animal life, the scallop can not select one or the other and therefore scallops are omnivores.
Is whales omnivores?
if plankton is an animal, its a carnivore, if not then its onivore
Is plankton a plant?
No plankton is not a plant it's just a small animal in the sea/ocean.
What do king crabs do?
King crabs are omnivores so will eat plant and animal life alike. This diet often includes fish, algae, plankton and seaweed.
Are organisms who eat plankon omnivores?
I suppose so, because the very small plankton is made up of both plant and animal material and it would be very difficult (unless you are plankton size yourself) to separate the plants bits form the animal bits.
What are some sharks that are omnivores?
An omnivore is an animal which eats both plant and animal for example we as humans are omnivores.:)
Do cod eat animal plankton and plant plankton?
yes they do because they are bottom feeders .
What is poseidens plant animal?
plankton (I'm guessing)
Does plankton eat other plankton?
Yes, zooplankton (animal plankton) eats phytoplankton (plant plankton).
Which of these float near the surface of the water and consist of microscopic plant-like and animal-like protists?
Plankton
Are opossums herbivores?
no.thay are omnivores,they eat both meat and plant
